Together, the WeWork locations in downtown and Uptown will have room for about 2,550 people who want a flexible, collaborative office space, said Adam Wacenske, WeWork's general manager of the southern region.

WeWork decided to expand to Dallas because of its growing population, its business climate and vibrant neighborhoods, Wacenske said. The Uptown location takes up the 7th and 8th floor of a McKinney Avenue office building, which overlooks Klyde Warren Park. It is located at 1920 McKinney Avenue.

"Dallas represents exactly what we want in a city," Wacenske said. "There's great energy. There's lots of people living, working and playing here."

New York-based WeWork has 132 locations in 33 cities. It has about 80,000 customers, which the company calls members, around the world. WeWork has capitalized on the changing ways that people work, such as the shift away from traditional office cubicles and toward open office designs and flexible work hours. The co-working spaces include a mix of entrepreneurs, startups, freelancers and people who work remotely.

The Uptown office will have a capacity of about 850 people. It will include large glass windows, wood floors, colorful decor and an open design, he said. It will include a mix of drop-in desks, permanent desks and private offices -- along with a common area, balcony and pantry stocked with coffee, tea, snacks and beer. Its largest private office fits up to 50 people.

At WeWork's Uptown location, a drop-in desk costs $350 per month and a dedicated desk costs $500 per month, according to a WeWork spokeswoman. Private offices start at $700. People can also pay $45 per month for a basic membership, which allows two days of using workspace or booking a conference room.

Wacenske has been giving hard hat tours of the unfinished office to potential tenants. He said he expects the Uptown location to open with 50 to 60 percent of its offices and seats filled. The downtown Dallas location in Thanksgiving Tower will have about double the capacity -- approximately 1,700 people -- and will open in the spring.

Here's a sneak peek of the Uptown location, which is under construction:

Adam Wacenske, general manger of the WeWork's southern region, shows off WeWork's future office space on McKinney Avenue. It will include common areas where people can lounge on couches, dedicated desks, private office spaces and a pantry with coffee, tea and snacks.

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A construction worker helps finish out the 7th floor of WeWork's future office space in Uptown. It has large glass windows and wood floors.

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An internal staircase will connect the 7th and 8th floors at WeWork's future office space.

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WeWork's future office in Uptown has a large outdoor patio that overlooks Klyde Warren Park. It is one of the coworking space's common areas.